KATHMANDU, June 2: The second round of negotiations between the government and transport operators has begun at the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport in Singha Durbar.
The talks resumed after the first meeting earlier in the day ended without any resolution.
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Gandaki Province had introduced a law allowing privately owned vehicles to operate as commercial transport under the guise of ride-sharing services. Protesting the law, public transport operators have halted both short- and long-distance services nationwide.
In the morning, a meeting had decided to form a task force to address the demands of the agitating transport entrepreneurs through dialogue. The task force, formed by the Ministry of Home Affairs, is headed by Joint Secretary Krishna Raj Pant of the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport.
The task force includes undersecretaries from the Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration, Ministry of Labour and Employment, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, and a superintendent from the Traffic Police Division. Rabindra Acharya, Undersecretary at the Ministry of Home Affairs, serves as member-secretary.
From the transport entrepreneurs' side, the task force includes eight members, including Bijay Bahadur Swar, President of the Federation of Nepalese National Transport Entrepreneurs.
